Top 1200 Clever And Witty Quotes & Sayings - Page 3

Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor.

There's many witty men whose brains can't fill their bellies.

Glenda Adams has written a wicked and witty novel.

I had a quick family. Very witty. I learned my rhythm from that.

I look for fun and smarts - a witty, strong sexy woman.

Melancholy men, of all others, are the most witty.

In regard to the divine and holy mysteries of the faith, not the least part may be handed on without the Holy Scriptures. Do not be led astray by winning words and clever arguments. Even to me, who tell you these things, do not give ready belief, unless you receive from the Holy Scriptures the proof of the things which I announce. The salvation in which we believe is not proved from clever reasoning, but from the Holy Scriptures.

Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.

If someone makes you feel wrong-footed, you're unlikely to find them witty.

Every witticism is an inexact thought; that which is perfectly true is imperfectly witty.

There's a real emphasis on being witty in Scotland, even in crime novels.

The fashionable woman is sexy, witty, and dry-cleaned.

There are some men who are witty when they are in a bad humor, and others only when they are sad.

I like Kendrick as an artist. He's witty and he's smart when he's spitting in his lyrics. And he's crafty.

In fact, to gull a fool seems to me an exploit worthy of a witty man.

A witty statesman said, you might prove anything by figures.

Count on Jill Shalvis for a witty, steamy, unputdownable love story.

If it were not for the company of fools, a witty man would often be greatly at a loss.

All my brothers and sisters are really witty, and I would just sit back and enjoy them.

People sometimes ask: Is Putin a clever man? Yes, he's clever in his own way, when it comes to political intrigue, and he's got a good head for numbers. But as soon as he took office, the first thing he did was to institute a new anthem based on the old Soviet one; that was a very major step, not a petty issue. He began at once to appeal to people's basest instincts. It is true that people in Russia are used to obedience.

Never have anything to do with an unlucky place, or an unlucky man. I have seen many clever men, very clever men, who had not shoes to their feet. I never act with them. Their advice sounds very well, but they cannot get on themselves; and if they cannot do good to themselves, how can they do good to me?

Witty closing remarks have been replaced by massive head trauma and severe hemorrhaging.

He--the country parson--is not witty or learned or eloquent, but holy.

Witty and mean is easy - but fond and funny is hard.

People who can't be witty exert themselves to be devout and affectionate.

Every one is witty for his owne purpose.

The characters can't be wittier than people are in real life. They have to be character witty.

Women, somehow, have the same fear of witty men as of fireworks.

I fear nothing so much as a man who is witty all day long.

I have a goofy side that impacts my clothing a lot. To that end, I love witty, colorful, prints.

I like a girl who's smart, they have to be able to grasp witty sarcasm.

There's no possibility of being witty without a little ill-nature.

I've carried witty banners against laws that would curtail my freedoms.

My brain's not sharp enough to come up with a witty comment.

Ack!" I said. Fearless master of the witty dialogue, that's me.

Stephen Sondheim is calculus for actors. The words are witty and brilliant and profound but complicated.

I might've been witty, but I didn't have a shtick. So, I never considered myself a comedian.

Nowadays three witty turns of phrase and a lie make a writer.

I didn't even realize I was writing songs - I thought I was just being witty and sarcastic.

I am not only witty in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men.

I think I hang out with some pretty witty people, but we're never that funny.

Smile. Nod. Say something witty before he finds out what an incredible geek you are.

If you want to be witty, work on your character and say what you think on every occasion.

Witty, adventurous guys really rev my engine.

To speak of the impotence of power is no longer a witty paradox.

Camels are wonderful animals. Witty, intelligent and sensitive.

A woman can be sexy, charming, witty or shy with her shoes.

She is pretty to walk with, And witty to talk with, And pleasant, too, to think on.

In comedy, the witty style wins out over every mishap of the plot.

Stupid people like to delude themselves that while they may not be clever, they were at least able to compensate with feelings and insights denied to the intellectual....It was precisely this kind of false belief that made stupid people so stupid. The truth was the clever people had infinitely more resources from which to make the leaps of connection that the world called intuition. What was 'intelligence' after all, but the ability to read into things?

A large nose is the mark of a witty, courteous, affable, generous and liberal man.

I love Stephen Fry. His tweets are witty, poignant, and intelligent.

For the female of the species is more deadly than the male. A woman's guess is much more accurate than a man's certainty. Take my word for it, the silliest woman can manage a clever man; But it takes a very clever woman to manage a fool. I never made a mistake in my life; At least, never one that I couldn't explain away afterwards

A person who speaks cleverly is witty; one who asks questions is smart.

The ability to make witty observations is commonly refered to as "cynism" by people who lack it.

If you want to be witty, say what you think at all times

Trying to be witty leads to lying, more or less.

Unlike my subject will I frame my song, It shall be witty and it shan't be long.

Witty, brooding, contemplative, explosive: take your pick.

I feel pretty and witty and gay. And I pity any girl who isn't me today.